Nowhere Near the Edge

A regular guy's ruminations on parenthood, society, sports, cars ... and sports cars.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

I Dub Thee "Harbinger"

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If you ever see this cat approaching you, run as fast as you can the other way and hope that it doesn't follow you: Oscar the cat seem...

Neglect

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I've been distracted and preoccupied lately, both in action and thought. More on that to come soon, maybe. In the meantime, I have allow...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Airport Deja Vu

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The crash of an airliner in Brazil this week brings back some points I've made before about airports with short runways in urban areas...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Fun With Your Nervous System

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Apologies if you have seen this one, but I found it amusing: 1. Sitting where you are, at your desk in front of your computer, lift your rig...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

How Not To Avoid Jury Service

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Here in SoCal, a summons for jury service is not nearly the burden that it once was. You must call in to an automated telephone number each...
Thursday, June 28, 2007

The Crowded Skies

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In an unusual mid-week excursion, we saw the latest Die Hard movie last night. If you liked the first movie and you can suspend your disbel...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Batteries Not Included ... Or Needed

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As seems to have become normal during the summer months around here, we had a blackout this morning that lasted nearly an hour. Michael, wh...
Monday, June 25, 2007

Look, Up In The Sky!

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Astrophysics must be a mathematician’s dream. With no environmental factors to distort the outcomes, the behavior of celestial bodies can b...
Thursday, June 21, 2007

And I Thought Arguing Before the Court of Appeal Would Be the Most Significant Event of My Day

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I spent yesterday in San Francisco, participating in oral argument before California’s First District Court of Appeal. Actually, I was done...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

A Linguistic Pet Peeve

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Sportscasters are often in search of phrases that convey a sense of testosterone flung about with abandon. Somewhere along the way, someone...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Well, Portland and LA Are Both on I-5

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A clever artist once gave us "A Parochial New Yorker's View of the World": Perhaps the view from Ohio is similar. Or, perhaps...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Bahamas 2007, Day 4

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Welcome back. We now resume our story, in the second full day at sea... Following our departure from Nassau under cover of darkness, dawn f...
Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Finally, Living in LA Pays Off

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Last night, thanks to the generosity of an acquaintance, we attended a special performance of " George Gershwin Alone ." This one...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Bahamas 2007, Day 3

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Our first morning at sea found us pulling into the Nassau harbor. After squeezing through the breakwater, our enormous ship pirouetted with...
Monday, May 28, 2007

Just Some Simple Maintenance

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German cars are notoriously expensive to maintain. One obvious reason is that the parts are usually manufactured overseas, and are not in g...
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Blast From The Recent Past: R.E.M.

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While we wait for the rest of the Disney Cruise pictures to upload... For those of a certain age, who are now in prime career/childrearing/l...
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Friday, May 18, 2007

Bahamas 2007, Day 2

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Our first morning in Florida found us fully encompassed by the Disney gravitational pull. After a great buffet breakfast in the hotel, we p...
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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Bahamas 2007, Day 1

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Our (unexpectedly) second annual trip to the Bahamas began in pre-dawn darkness that felt little removed from post-dusk darkness. I, in par...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Good Times

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Sorry for the dearth of posts recently, especially since a couple of you may be waiting to see happy snaps of our recent vacation. Those wi...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Cool Views in Hot City

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Twice in the past month I have watched the hillside hear my office erupt in flames, the most recent occasion being yesterday. The office is...
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